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To the question: Among Canadian dual-earner couples in which the husband retired in 2001, what was the proportion where the wife had still not retired by 2005?
The correct answer is B: In 28% of retiring couples where the husband retired in 2001, the wife had still not retired by 2005.
Indeed, throughout much of the 20th century, older couples faced only one retirement decision—the husband's. But now, with the dramatic rise and sustained participation of women in the paid labour force since the 1970s, retirement transitions of married couples have been transformed.
Spousal retirement transitions of the 2001 cohort varied considerably
Spousal retirement transitions of the 2001 cohort varied considerably
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